indaba

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When the indaba was set Sigwe told them his name and tribe, of both of which they had heard, and then, before speaking of his business, asked which of them was the chief of the Umpondwana Alas!"

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  1. noun A council or meeting of indigenous peoples of southern Africa to discuss an important matter.

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  • The sports indaba was called by the Minister of Sport with the intention of charting the way forward for SA sport.
  • According to the sports ministry the main purpose of the indaba, among others, is to develop an integrated national strategy in order to accelerate the implementation of the national sports development agenda. —  News24
  • Please note that senior rugby administrators and players were not invited to comment at this congress / indaba / conference or whatever they want to call it. —  Muti
  • At last he persuaded them to meet him in a formal 'indaba', which must have been a dramatic scene. —  Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies
  • The party of new-comers were stacking their arms at the "indaba" house at the end of the square, and the village people were talking, laughing, and eating. —  In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
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  1. Zulu ín-dàbà, affair, topic for discussion, conference : ín-, n. pref. + -dàbà, affair.

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